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Ex-Attorney Charged With Stealing $58K From Dead Client's Estate: Prosecutor Ex-Attorney Charged With Stealing $58K From Dead Client's Estate: Prosecutor
Ex-Attorney Charged With Stealing $58K From Dead Client's Estate: Prosecutor A former attorney has been charged with stealing nearly $60,000 from a deceased client’s estate and spending the funds on himself, authorities said. Michael Botton, 52, of West Long Branch is charged with theft by unlawful taking or disposition and failure to make required disposition of property received, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. The charges are the result of an investigation by the MCPO Financial Crimes and Public Corruption Bureau, initiated as the result of a referral from the Office of Attorney Ethics of the Ne…

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